This subject provides students with an introduction to cyber security with a focus on the vulnerabilities and threats pertaining to an organisation's IT infrastructure. This subject also explores the countermeasures that students learn to design and implement to mitigate these risks. In addition, this subject addresses the fundamentals of authentication and authorisation controls, data encryption, web and mobile security, operating system security, as well as the privacy and legal considerations that in combination enable students to serve as advisers on cyber security matters.